World Telephone Numbering Guide

Updated 21 November 2005

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Ghana

+233

Number Format

Area Code:            2-3 digits
Subscriber Number:    3-6 digits (see note below)
Trunk Prefix:         0
International Prefix: 00

Area Code plus Subscriber Number totals from 5 to 8 digits.

Area code information

15 August 2005 - Kasapa mobile number changes

Kasapa Telecom began converting its analog (AMPRS) mobile service numbers to CDMA numbers starting 15 August 2005.

New CDMA numbers in +233 28 xxxxxxx were assigned. Both new CDMA numbers and the old 6-digit based AMPS numbers run permissively until at least 30 January 2006,

Source: NCA announcement (2 August 2005, via ITU)

Date unknown - 3- and 4-digit subscriber numbers expanded to 5 digits

At some unknown point, 4-digit subscriber numbers were expanded to 5-digit numbers by prepending the digit '2'.

3-digit numbers were changed to 5-digit numbers by prepending '23'.

Source: ghanaweb.com

Other information

Major carrier is Ghana Telecom.

Regulator is National Communications Authority.

Mobitel is a wireless carrier.

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